The large-cap FTSE/ATHEX 25 contracted 2.60 percent to 396.03 points, although small-caps gave up just 0.12 percent.

Investors have now turned their focus to the investment fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises and the Bank of America estimate that the share capital increases of local banks have largely covered the requirements determined by the recent stress tests. That mean traders should feel more confident about local large- and mid-caps in the long term.